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Ferret

Located in Orsières, Entremont District Coordinates: 45°54′58″ N 7°06′21″ E

Map showing the location of Ferret Ferret
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
1,715 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
NCY Annecy Meythet airport78 km
GVA Geneva International Airport85 km

About Ferret

Ferret is a village. Location: Orsières, Entremont District. Elevation: 1,715 m. The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (78 km). Nearby sights include Cretté de la Gouille and La Tsavre.

Climate of Ferret

This month · November

A wet month

Day 4° · Night -1° · Rain 164 mm

Hottest month
August (day 16°)
Coldest month
February (night -5°)
Wettest month
November (164 mm)
Driest month
July (99 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Ferret
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)0°0°1°3°8°12°15°16°13°9°4°2°
Average low (°C)-5°-5°-4°-2°2°6°9°10°7°4°-1°-3°
Precipitation (mm)14914614313913411499107103138164156

How to get to Ferret

The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (NCY), 78 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Geneva International Airport (GVA) (85 km). The nearest large city is Lausanne, 76 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 78 kmwest
  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 85 kmnorthwest
  • Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 90 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 76 kmnorthwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 81 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 118 kmnorth
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 136 kmsouthwest
  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 170 kmnorthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Ferret

Within 100 km: 118 historic and cultural sites, 3,873 natural sites, 458 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km531 places

  • Lac d'Émosson Lake 24 kmNW
  • Lac d'Orny Lake 10 kmN
  • Lac de la Breye Lake 14 kmN
  • Lac de Tsofeiret Lake 22 kmE

25–60 km1,630 places

  • Lac de Fully Lake 29 kmN
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 41 kmN
  • Arnensee Lake 53 kmN
  • Lauenensee Lake 56 kmN

60–100 km2,288 places

  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 97 kmNE
  • Ile de Salagnon Island 61 kmN
  • Ile d'Ogoz Island 87 kmN
  • Lake Thun Lake 98 kmNE

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